SumanShakya

Films like "Article 15." "Dhadak," or the most recent "Dhadak 2" introduce us a horrendous truth of caste discrimination prevailing in the greater parts of the country; and all manage to bring the fact strongly. Well, "Dhadak 2" is in no way similar to "Dhadak," except both deal with caste discrimination.

'Dhadak" was one of the rare movies with a very heart wrenching end, the viewers can't prepare themselves for. "Dhadak 2" feels just a reverse of "Dhadak," in a way that it creates a blooming world after immersing itself into a digressive world of social discrimination, whereas "Dhadak" ends in a ugly face of social atrocity. The pros of "Dhadak 2" include its impulsive narration using a lots of metaphors which leads you for the repeated watch. But do consider, it's not for the ones going for a feel-good entertainment as it's sure to give you the goosebumps. It in a way gets the intensity of Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing." Overall, I liked it for its intensity and metaphors it uses in its narration seldom seen in Hindi movies apart the new cast.

Rating: 3 stars out of 4.

Mahahtma Gandhi, Nehru, Mangal Pandey, Udam SIngh, Bhagat Singh are some of the known freedom fighters of India, on whom movies have been made. Aside them, the freedom has been the result of some unknown heroes, which the film portrays; and this keeps it aside from the more popular movies on Indian freedom fight like "Shaheed," "1942 A Love Story," or "Mangal Pandey." Well, they utilized the star power and the superb technicalities of the mainstream.

"Andolan" feels a bit weak technically owing to its faded colors. But the power of storytelling outshines this production which grips and makes to rethink till the very end. The film is able to raise an empathy towards the youths who sacrificed their lives for the country's freedom fight. It talks about the 1942 Quit India movement through a small group of youths, whose sacrifice ain't small to those of the bigger leaders. For the purpose, the film uses a low-profile cast with each of them shining in their roles, may that be Rakesh Pandey, Neetu Singh, Pratap Sharma, Naznin or Pinchoo Kapoor, who all play distinctive roles. The film too avoids the usual gimmicks of the mainstream patriotic movies in which the British rulers appear filmic villains rather than authoriitarian officers.

Overall, it's the realistic and raw portrayal of freedom fight we see in this film which creates an empathy to the characters portrayed, which makes it a remarkable film, which apart being realistic nowhere feels documentary. Perhaps the reality it depicts on government is what banned the film during 1975 Emergency period declared by Indira Gandhi's government. Sad, such a remarkable film still remains unknown and unseen by people. Definitely, I'm going to give it a repeated watch and recommend it to anyone who wants to know more about Indian history.

Rating: 3 stars out of 4.

India was the first country to successfully launch a satellite to Mars in its maiden voyage, which also marked the least expensive mission to Mars. Indeed it's a remarkable theme which showcases some of the greatest acting talents in its ensemble caste, including Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Tappsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha, Kirti Kulhari and Sharman Joshi.

Alas! The film fails in its deliberation and using the acting talent to its fullest. The film goes for some laughable gimmicks and clichés, and the ease with which the things work out don't impress much. Perhaps "The Rocketery: The Nambi Effect" and "The Vaccine War" create a bigger impacts on the national heroes of the country than this one, which ends as more a feel-good movie with less to be remembered. It did a great success at the box-office, and only few witty liners you carry with it after finishing the movie. The failure to carry a legacy on a greater space programme is what this movie lacks on.

Rating: 1.5 stars out of 4.